Two months in, and Labour has picked its soft target…

Those on low incomes and the elderly.

Recently, the Keir Starmer government doubled down on its commitment to scrap the Winter Fuel Allowance despite protests from its own MPs. Those dissenting MPs understood the devastating impact the decision would have on hundreds of thousands of elderly people, many of whom earn just £11k.

Of course, Labour didn’t scrap MPs expensing their heating bills from their second home to the taxpayer despite MPs earning at the very least £90k per year.

In addition to this, Labour are considering scrapping the £2 bus cap brought in by former Tory transport Minister Richard Holden which meant that a single bus fare could cost no more than £2. It was a good initiative that made travel much cheaper, especially for those in more rural communities. Its introduction had a profound impact on helping those on low incomes and scrapping the cap will have a disproportionate effect on those who often use public transport because they cannot afford a car.

Despite this penny pinching, Labour have dished out billions of pounds worth of including a 14 per cent pay-rise to train drivers who already earn twice the average national UK salary.

Labour have also refused to rule out scrapping the singles council tax discount that gives people who live alone a 25 per cent discount on their council tax. Those targeted by this are mainly pensioners whose partners have died or young people. These groups typically do not have high incomes and therefore massively benefited from this discount. So many are already struggling to make ends meet and this will be the nail in the coffin.

Additionally, Labour have promised more tax rises on the horizon and the introduction of a pay-per-mile scheme for cars.

All of these decisions rob the pockets of those already struggling whilst feeding the pockets of already well-off public sector workers.

None of these things were suggested in Labour election campaign because if Labour had admitted that they would go to war with Britain’s least well-off, they would have been rejected at the ballot box.

They have won on a pack of lies and have betrayed Britain’s working class. In other words, when in power, Labour have become everything they claimed to be against.